Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law Stories (With the Mother-in-Law as the Main Character) 婆媳文（主角是婆婆）

1. 1 婆 Mother-in-Law Rushes to the Capital Overnight: She Wins Over the Compound with Her Cooking from the Start 婆婆连夜进京：开局厨艺征服大院 Qiuqian Yao秋千幺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + cozy everyday life + raising kids + family and neighborhood affairs + career + ensemble cast) Chen Zhimin is a no-nonsense Northeast Chinese auntie. When her son and daughter-in-law need help, she packs her bags overnight and heads straight to the capital to look after the child. If her daughter-in-law says east, she won’t go west. If her daughter-in-law tells her to chase the dog, she won’t go after the chickens. Thanks to her cooking skills, she thrives in the military compo 51.6kReads9.1Score4.7k14d adds

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   These are all complete, except for the first one which I'm still following. You can check them out! [Eating melon emoji]

2. 2 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.4kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds
3. 3 七 The Wicked Mother-in-Law of the Seventh-Decade Compound 七零大院恶婆婆 Ye Xiu's Wife叶修老婆Modern Romance732k WordsCompleted [Period setting + wicked mother-in-law + family life + farming + both spouses transmigrate] Chen Suwen, who had healing, wood, and fire abilities, was hot-tempered and feisty. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a notoriously wicked mother-in-law living in a residential compound. A wicked mother-in-law? So she didn’t have to rein in her temper, force herself to compromise, or worry about acting out of character by being nothing like the original owner? She’d transmigrated from the apocal 4.8kReads8.1Score23214d adds
4. 4 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Grandma Takes the Whole Family Out for Meat and Into an Apartment 重生八零：老太太带全家吃肉住楼 Sister Yicai衣彩姐Modern Romance598k WordsCompleted [Silver-Haired Protagonist + Period Setting + Reborn + Feel-Good Revenge] In her past life, Liu Meijuan caught her daughter-in-law in the act and met with an accident. You think you can take my job in this life too? Dream on! You don't even deserve to marry into the Liu family! A model husband who doted on his wife and never put a foot wrong gets dragged into the mess because he chose the wrong daughter-in-law, then gets put through the wringer with no rights whatsoever. Liu Meijuan gives a cold 1.1kReads8.6Score11014d adds
5. 5 婆 When the Mother-in-Law Takes Charge, Her Son Returns to a Shocking Sight 婆婆当家，儿子归来傻眼了 A Mushroom一枝蘑菇Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted For the two years since her son got married, Yang Yufen never showed up. Everyone said she was a mean mother-in-law who looked down on her daughter-in-law, Qin Nian: she didn’t help when Qin Nian was pregnant, and she was nowhere to be seen when her grandson became seriously ill. It wasn’t until Qin Nian had an accident and the child died that Yang Yufen finally came to her senses. At the hospital, she saw her missing son with a homewrecker. She slapped him, only for the woman to shove her down 15.4kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds

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   This mother-in-law is amazing! If I had such a wonderful mother-in-law, I would brag about her to everyone I meet every day! The female lead is the mother-in-law; there is no male lead!

6. 6 重 Auntie Tao, Reborn, Has a Headache Every Day 重生后的陶大妈每天都在脑壳疼 Sticky Peach黏桃Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Tao Qin thought, “I was too controlling in my last life, and my children never felt close to me. What if I try doing things differently this time?” Hey, it really works! I’m getting along better with the neighbors, too. Haha, every day is spent catching up on the latest gossip. 11.7kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds

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   It's quite heartwarming, and there aren't any truly awful characters! The female lead is the mother-in-law who has been reborn!

7. 7 这 This Time Around, I’ll Be My Mother-in-Law’s Mother-in-Law 这辈子，换我当婆婆的婆婆 Gardenia Berry栀子莓莓Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted [Retirement-home director + soul-transmigration to the 1960s + the mother-in-law’s mother-in-law + the old woman who lived in my retirement home in my previous life becomes my daughter-in-law + high status and power + strong heroine + raising children + feel-good period drama + face-slapping the awful relatives + rewriting the family tree] Gu Weihong, a modern retirement-home director, transmigrates into the 1960s as the mother-in-law of the era’s most notoriously mean mother-in-law. Her daughte 31Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Isn't this also a kind of mother-in-law? (๑•̌.•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣

8. 8 当 When I Transmigrated into a CEO Romance as the Wicked Mother-in-Law 当我穿成霸总文里的豪门恶婆婆 Momo Doesn't Know墨墨不知道Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + power fantasy + wealthy family + putting scumbags in their place + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Fu Yining transmigrates into a book, landing in a novel about a domineering tycoon who chases his wife after losing her. But she isn’t the wife being chased. She’s the tycoon’s mother. When she opens her eyes, she catches the tycoon’s first love sobbing in his arms, while the heroine lies on the floor, framed by that woman. The furious male lead, the tycoon: “Mo 1.4kReads8.5Score10114d adds

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   🧀🧀Waking up to find herself in the body of a wicked mother-in-law in a wealthy family, and then encountering a scheming female supporting character framing the female lead, with the male lead about to kick her out of the house? A memorable scene? Son: Mom, it's either me or this vicious woman! Fu Yining: Fine, you can leave. Son: ?

9. 9 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 85.9kReads9.5Score8.1k14d adds

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   Ding ding ding! Today's freshly picked book recommendations have arrived! 🥰🥰🥰 The first book features a male and female protagonist who transmigrate into the bodies of a married couple in a certain era. They're immediately at the top of the food chain! The family drama is heartwarming and very enjoyable. 😆😚😚 The second book is a no-romance story. The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a villainous aunt in a male-oriented novel. During a time of famine, she uses her intelligence and knowledge of plant pharmacology to bring peace and prosperity to her family. It's packed with useful information that I found very helpful. 🥳🥳🥳 The third book features a wise and resourceful female protagonist. It's not a typical transmigration novel; the plot is fast-paced and engaging, the emotions are nuanced, and the content is quite good. 😊😊😊

10. 10 穿 After Becoming the Duke's Dowager, I Kicked Out Every Ungrateful Child and Grandchild 穿成国公老夫人后我把不孝儿孙全踢了 Li Sanye李三爷Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Qin Yun transmigrates into a book, and from the start, her whole family is being stripped of their possessions and exiled? Looking at this roomful of unfilial descendants, Qin Yun thinks the whole family has brought this on themselves. The eldest son's family is corrupt and lawless, and their servants commit acts of violence, bringing disaster upon the household. The second son's family is weak and hidebound, yet they pride themselves on being upright scholars. They presume to criticize the crow 1.7kReads9.1Score37114d adds
11. 11 穿 After Becoming a Wicked Mother-in-Law, My Daughters-in-Law Fight to Support Me in My Old Age 穿成恶婆婆后，儿媳抢着给我养老 Sleepless Little Lamb小绵羊不眠Ancient Romance726k WordsCompleted Completed. The short drama adaptation is now streaming, so come watch! (No romance! Farming + a pocket dimension + everyday family life with a touch of ensemble cast + building wealth + feel-good power fantasy + medical skills) Note: New novels naturally have low ratings when they have few words. The score will gradually rise, so don't worry~ After dying suddenly, medical PhD Wu Yulan transmigrates into the body of a sharp-tongued, vicious old woman. Old Madam Wu is notorious for her cruelty. Sh 15.7kReads8.4Score1.9k14d adds

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    Two novels about mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships~ ① A modern medical doctor transmigrates into the body of a sharp-tongued and vicious mother-in-law with a spatial ability~ The transmigrated Old Mrs. Wu has changed. Everyone notices that she no longer torments her daughter-in-law or sells her granddaughter! She raises her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to be rosy-cheeked and plump...

12. 12 穿 I Became a Horrible Mother-in-Law, and Now I Earn Two Hundred Thousand Taels a Day 穿成极品恶婆婆，每天赚二十万两 Cicadas Chirp at Midnight半夜鸣蝉Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, Farming, Feel-Good, Adorable Kids, No Romance] Meng Ying died in the apocalypse and opened her eyes to find herself transmigrated into a 32-year-old peasant woman in ancient Osmanthus Village. A single young woman had skipped straight past marriage and childbirth, becoming a mother-in-law with three sons and a daughter. Though it was quite a leap, she was still pretty satisfied to have escaped the despairing world of the apocalypse. The peasant woman had been a piece of work 1.1kReads8.5Score10114d adds
13. 13 桂 Aunt Guifen's Rooftop Vegetable Garden 桂芬姨的顶楼小菜园 A Star-Loving Darling喜欢星的宝贝Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted (Farming, food) At 45, Wang Guifen was an ordinary farmwife who had lived in the countryside and worked the land all her life. But when her son and daughter-in-law in the city had to work, there was no one to look after their five-month-old baby, so they had no choice but to ask her to come to the city and help care for him. After moving to the city, Wang Guifen found it hard to sit still, so she set up some planters on the rooftop and grew vegetables and fruit for her family. She never expected 2kReads8.4Score21014d adds
14. 14 随 Joining Her Husband's Army on the Island: Mountain Delicacies and Seafood with Chicken and Duck 随军婆婆上岛：山珍海味配鸡鸭 Lu Chaichai鹿柴柴Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation is now available (no space, no romance, island military life, everyday life, family matters, raising kids, delicious food, capitalist daughter-in-law) In her previous life, Chen Guilan looked down on her daughter-in-law for being a capitalist's daughter and hated the hardships of island life. She refused to join her son at his post and care for his pregnant wife, choosing instead to stay nearby and look after her pregnant daughter. But her daughter, son-in-law, and gra 10.5kReads8.4Score89914d adds
15. 15 我 [Quick Transmigration] My Years as a Mother-in-Law 【快穿】我做婆婆那些年 Shu Qiao叔乔Ancient Romance710k WordsOngoing By a twist of fate, Yun Xi became a quick-transmigration mission-taker. Her goal was immortality. Whether or not immortality was real, Yun Xi wasn’t so sure, but all the wonderful things in front of her were truly tempting. To keep chasing the carrot dangling before her, homebody Yun Xi had no choice but to pull herself together and play the role of a good mother-in-law. A weak, easily bullied, ineffectual mother-in-law; a controlling, twisted mother-in-law; a mother-in-law devoted to her birth 194Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    By a twist of fate, Yunxi becomes a transmigrator with the goal of immortality. While somewhat skeptical of the concept, the allure of the good things before her is undeniable. To secure this tempting reward, the reclusive Yunxi is forced to put on a conscientious performance as a mother-in-law. There's a weak and easily bullied mother-in-law; a controlling and twisted one; a domineering mother-in-law solely devoted to her own family—in short, all sorts of mothers-in-law. [Top Post][Top Post]

16. 16 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: Protecting Her Daughter-in-Law and Building a Fortune 恶婆重生：护媳发家致富 That Damn Cat她喵的Modern Romance717k WordsCompleted Li Shulan, who had tormented her two daughters-in-law to death, finally got what was coming to her: she fell into an outhouse and drowned. After death, she didn't disappear right away. Her spirit drifted to her two sons, only to see them blame each other over their wives' and children's deaths, before both died young. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day after her sons' weddings. Given a second chance at life, she finally saw the error of her ways. Why should her daughters 7.2kReads7.7Score86714d adds

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    🍀🍀The female protagonist is reborn; see how she changes her fate in this life… 🍀🍀The female protagonist is reborn into her past life where she viciously tormented her two daughters-in-law [smirk][smirk], leading to their tragic deaths [crying][crying]. She herself suffered retribution, falling into a cesspool and drowning [petrified][petrified]. Her soul remains by her two sons' side [feeling wronged][feeling wronged], watching them suffer unbearable pain because of their wives' deaths, ultimately dying young… In this life, she is reborn the day after her two sons' wedding. This time, she is determined to treat her daughters-in-law well and change her fate from the previous life… The female protagonist has a good mother-in-law system and dotes on her daughters-in-law…

17. 17 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Luo Laotai Rises Step by Step at the Machinery Factory 重生六零罗老太在机械厂步步高升 Bouncing Bunny蹦跶兔Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Feel-Good Fiction] [Family Life] [Career Advancement] Divorce! Divorce! Divorce! I will never forgive them! In her previous life, Grandma Luo was famous for being virtuous. She managed both work and home life, and even after being widowed, she held the family together. She broke herself to provide for her sons. But as soon as her grandsons started school, they threw her out. Rather than support her in her old age, they forced her to take the blame for her eldest daughter-in-la 1.1kReads8.4Score10014d adds
18. 18 被 Forced by Her Children to Take the Blame, an Old Woman Is Reborn in the 1970s 被子女逼顶罪，老太太重生七零 Smoke-Cold Like Clouds烟寒若云Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted [Period + Punishing scumbags + Face-slapping + Family drama] In her previous life, Granny Ma devoted everything she had to her children. She never expected her husband to run off with his money and his true love, his ex-wife, after committing murder. Her children wanted their father’s money and pension, so they tried to force her to take the blame. They called it “letting her enjoy her old age in prison.” When she opens her eyes again, she’s back at a time when the whole family still depends on 1.4kReads7.7Score10214d adds
19. 19 老 An Old Woman Reborn! I Kick My Scumbag Husband and Adopted Son Off the Family Register 老太重生！渣夫养子全踢出户口本 Yan Mo颜墨Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted [An old woman who doesn’t go easy on anyone + whipping her ungrateful sons and daughters-in-law into shape + mother and daughters join forces for face-slapping] Granny Yang has worked herself to the bone all her life and is plagued by illness. Her son and daughter-in-law give up on her treatment and plan to bury her alive! Only as she lies dying does she learn that her eldest son isn’t her own. Her mistress and her worthless husband conspired to destroy her two daughters, while the ungrateful lo 275Reads8.4Score—14d adds
20. 20 重 Reborn in the 1970s: An Old Woman Takes Down Her Scumbag Husband and Ungrateful Children 重生七零：老太撕渣男打不孝儿女 Year After Year in the Mist雾纪年年Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the Late 1970s + Feel-Good Story + Family Feuds and a Fierce Old Lady + Later, She Buys Houses and Becomes a Landlady + A Touch of Ensemble Cast] In her previous life, she was an unpaid nanny, serving her husband and children until her stomach cancer reached its final stage, only to be dumped in the woodshed to die! Her husband held his mistress close and demanded a divorce, while her children fought tooth and nail over her property. “Good. Just great!” When she opened her eyes again, 2.1kReads8.3Score11614d adds
21. 21 我 I Became the Wicked Stepmother Who Was Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel 我穿成了年代文女主的炮灰恶婆婆 More Green Light青光更多Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After dying of a serious illness, Yang Mei transmigrates into the body of a village woman in the 1970s and becomes the hateful mother-in-law everyone despises. After inheriting the original owner's memories of her past life, Yang Mei sets some goals for the future: First, make the most of this healthy body. Sleep until she wakes, eat meat until she's full, and enjoy life to the fullest! The only problem is, right now every household eats coarse-flour flatbreads, so that's going to be tough. Seco 600Reads9.1Score10114d adds
22. 22 开 I Won’t Sell My Granddaughter: From the Start, the Old Woman Gets Rich with a Supermarket 开局不卖孙女，老妇靠超市暴富 Little Lamb Mo Mo小羊墨墨Ancient Romance552k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book+Farming+No Romance+System] Supermarket owner Meng Lan was content to lie flat, but she must have been lying too flat: when she opened her eyes, she had become the novel’s villainess, who shared her name, along with three daughters, three sons, and a whole bunch of grandsons and granddaughters. From the start, she was selling her own granddaughter. Meng Lan shouted, “I’m not selling my granddaughter!” Looking at the bare-walled house and remembering the tragic fate of th 1.1kReads8.4Score15114d adds
23. 23 回 Before Her Good-for-Nothing Son Remarries, the Fierce Old Lady Defies Fate 回到废物儿子再娶前，极品老太逆天改命 Xiao Kui Eats and Eats小窥吃吃Ancient Romance645k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + farming + elderly heroine + family life + no romance] At the age of fifty, Liu Shulin was literally angered to death by that good-for-nothing spendthrift son of hers! When she woke again and opened her eyes, she discovered that she had actually returned to fifteen years earlier! She was back just after her wastrel son had divorced his former wife and was preparing to remarry, before taking Yuan Xiao'e as his bride... Since she had been given a second chance, she could defy fate and ch 211Reads8.3Score—14d adds
24. 24 穿 I Became a Weak Mother-in-Law and Led My Terrible Family to Turn Their Lives Around 穿成软弱婆婆，带领极品家人逆袭 Zucchini Is on the Pumpkin Team西葫芦是南瓜派Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted [A cozy farming story, no awful family members, doted on by everyone, no romance] A thirty-three-year-old unmarried village official transmigrates into the body of a same-aged ancient village woman whose husband has died. Overnight, she gains three sons and inherits a thatched courtyard. The eldest is dull-witted and naive? In truth, he has a plan for everything. The second is hated by people and dogs alike? In truth, he is incredibly shrewd. The third has studied himself into a bookish fool? In 990Reads9.0Score10114d adds
25. 25 快 Quick Transmigration: Being a Mom Turns the Villainess's Life Around! 快穿之当妈爆改女配！ Honey-Sweet Crunchy Heart蜜糖甜心脆Modern Romance684k WordsCompleted [No romance] No matter how high their starting point or how happy their lives may be, every female supporting character is ultimately betrayed by the one she loves, condemned by everyone, burdened with endless infamy, and left to suffer the most tragic fate! Until one day, someone begins choosing them without hesitation and standing up for them without fail. Even if the whole world turns against them, one person will always protect them! Their mother! After seeing how tragic the female supportin 187Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    The main character is a mother, and there are chapters about her battles with her mother-in-law.

26. 26 老 Granny Quit Her Job to Become a Nanny, Then Took the Whole Household by Storm 老太太裸辞做保姆家里家外杀疯了 Su Hehuan苏合欢Modern Romance2.3M WordsOngoing The short drama adaptation, My Retirement as a Housekeeper Became Legendary, can be found by searching on Fanqie. [No CP] [Family Life] [No Golden Finger] [Gets Rich by Working as a Housekeeper for Powerful People] [Leaves Her Husband and Abandons Her Son and Daughter] [Dotes on Her Daughter-in-Law and Granddaughter] [Silver-Haired Protagonist] [Quits Her Job to Become a Housekeeper] [Fat, Plain, and Relaxed Female Lead] [Absolutely Refuses to Lose Weight] In her previous life, Ma Chunmei was st 26.3kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds

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    These five books are super good!

27. 27 穿 Transmigrated as a Trouble-Making Mother-in-Law, I Lead the Whole Family to Flee the Famine 穿成搅家精婆婆，统领全家逃荒 Yu Qiaoqiao语乔乔Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Famine + building from nothing + raising children + no male lead] The moment Shen Qing opened her eyes, she found a mud-and-thatch hut, clothes patched over and over, cornmeal gruel, and not a trace of meat or oil. Shen Qing: This is just too miserable! The eldest son, raised by the original owner to favor one child over another, was uselessly devoted to his filial duties and wanted to abandon his sick daughter. The second son was an old workhorse, shouldering all the hardest and most exhaustin 12.7kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
28. 28 被 Abandoned by Her Children and Left to Die, Granny Zhang Is Reborn in 1980 被子女抛弃惨死，张老太重生八零 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Feel-good story + no golden finger + slice of life + family drama + ensemble cast of ordinary people + reborn in a bygone era) Short dramas: The New Life of Rong Ying, the Woman Everyone Looked Down On; Reborn Mom Is Here to Collect You Old Mrs. Zhang spent her whole life raising three sons and three daughters. She paid for her children’s weddings and homes, raised her grandchildren, and emptied the family savings to buy a home in Shanghai for her eldest son. She helped her second son marry thr 72.2kReads9.1Score8.1k14d adds
29. 29 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 191.8kReads9.3Score7.9k14d adds
30. 30 硬 Tough Mother-in-Law: Earning Foreign Currency With One Hand, Charming the Commander With the Other 硬核婆婆：左手赚外汇右手撩首长 Good Luck, Jiajia One好运珈珈一Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Life at Home and Beyond + Gourmet Restaurant + Island Version of a Parents' Love Story + Silver-Haired Fiction + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Family Life + Raising Kids) Chen Xianglan is a country mother-in-law who can turn every inch of barren soil into gold. The skills she's spent her whole life mastering are all “unorthodox”: breeding pigs, helping with childbirth, farming, making sauces, choosing auspicious dates, reading the weather, and cooking food so delicious it could make the imm 16.4kReads8.6Score79314d adds

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    🔥An unconventional mother-in-law/daughter-in-law story! No drama, just pure doting! Who says mothers-in-law are all malicious? Come see Chen Xianglan, the "all-powerful, hardcore rural mother-in-law"! Her daughter-in-law is a delicate capitalist's daughter, while the mother-in-law is a decisive rural woman. This combination seemed like a clash of titans, but then the mother-in-law declared, "I don't leave anything dirty in front of my door," and immediately threw a bucket of water at the neighbor who was bullying her daughter-in-law! Her protectiveness is so touching, it made my breasts tingle! Sisters, go for it! 💪

31. 31 婆 My Mother-in-Law Helps Me Drive Off My Husband’s Mistress, and I Help Her Beat Up the Fake Sweetheart 婆母帮我赶小三，我帮婆母揍白莲 Show Your Brilliance展风华Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama and comic drama are titled Here, Take My Dowry! A clever transmigrated heroine, a hilarious revenge story, and a satisfying tale of taming her husband! You killed my mother, so I’ll kill you. You covet my husband? I’ll sell him to you for silver. No silver? Get lost! Take a concubine? Has my husband considered how much the household would spend over the decades between a concubine entering the family and her death? I did the math: two hundred thousand taels. Does my husband sti 14.5kReads8.6Score1.7k14d adds

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    They're all stories about mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships. Different kinds of mother-in-law/daughter-in-law dynamics. Different kinds of captivating stories.

32. 32 古 From Ancient Times to the Present: My Mother-in-Law from the 1960s Is Reborn 古穿今，六零婆婆是重生的 Qing Mu青 沐Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-modern transmigration + princely manor pocket dimension + reincarnated as a baby + ordinary male lead + reborn mother-in-law + mother-in-law with a beauty-enhancing golden finger + everyday family life] Wang Xiaoxuan, an illegitimate daughter of a prince’s household, was pushed down the stairs and killed. By the time she regained her memories, she had been reborn and her new family was too poor to eat or dress warmly. She missed her past life terribly, and then the image of the princ 2.8kReads7.7Score25714d adds
33. 33 老 Reborn Grandma: Making a Fortune at Sea, with Her Daughter-in-Law’s Support 老太重生：赶海致富儿媳拥护 The Value of Stars星星的价值Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No romance + no golden finger + beachcombing + livestreaming) She had tormented her daughter-in-law, lost her granddaughter, and watched helplessly as her son went astray. Wang Meihua died with regrets. Reborn on the day her daughter-in-law went into labor, she slapped herself hard across the face! “In my last life, I ruined your family. In this one, I'll make you all rich!” Premium green mud crabs and sandworms worth a fortune: while others combed the shore for bargains, she used her memor 1kReads8.9Score15814d adds
34. 34 俏 A Reborn Mother-in-Law in the 1980s: Wicked Daughter-in-Law, Don't Even Think of Coming In 俏婆婆重生八零，恶媳妇别想进门 Candy Jinjin糖果金金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + 1980s + devoted husband + building wealth + ensemble cast elements + a retired officer with boundless stamina who dotes on his wife VS a charming country girl who makes sure to get even] In her previous life, nearly 90-year-old Xun gave her assets to her grandson. The very next moment, he and his wife turned against her, dumping her in a nursing home and hiring people to torment her until she went mad. Hoping to find the gold whose whereabouts were unknown, they starved her 4.5kReads7.9Score43614d adds
35. 35 7 Seven Useless Sons: The Feisty Old Lady Beats the Whole Family 7个儿子太渣，极品老太揍全家 Bean Sprout, Bean Sprout豆芽豆芽Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After being shot in the head in the apocalypse, Jiang Man wakes up transmigrated into the body of a fifty-year-old woman. The old woman has seven sons, all of them scoundrels. They are fighting to split up the family, and all twenty-eight members of the household have their own agendas, leaving the place in chaos. Jiang Man: You want to split up the family? Fine, I’ll grant your wish! But unexpectedly, the original owner’s soul is still around. She begs Jiang Man not to split up the family and g 2.7kReads7.5Score25714d adds

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    I have to watch it too, it's so good!

36. 36 七 The 1970s: My Mother-in-Law Is No Ordinary Woman 七零之我的婆婆不简单 The Cat Who Loves Seafood爱喝海鲜的猫Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted Cao Shuyun never expected that reading a novel could kill her, much less that she would wake up as the wicked mother-in-law in that very novel! Other people transmigrate and get a golden finger. She waited and waited, but nothing ever came... Wait, why do her daughters-in-law all seem so extraordinary? They catch all kinds of game with ease, and have countless precious medicinal herbs! Cao Shuyun wants to latch onto their success, but the original owner's reputation as a wicked mother-in-law is 1.7kReads8.4Score11314d adds

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    The female protagonist's family is full of awful characters, but she herself is the most awful one (before her time travel).

37. 37 穿 Reborn as a Steamed-Bun Mother-in-Law, I Quickly Rise to Become the Matriarch 穿成包子婆婆，翻身秒变老太君 Scallion Pancake小葱饼Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted Overnight, she transmigrates into the body of a poor old country woman. Her only son died in battle, her daughter-in-law is timid, and three little grandchildren are crying to be fed. On top of that, her in-laws are scheming against her at every turn. The difficulty is maxed out from the start. Su Yunqi says the strong don’t fear a challenge. She can cry and shout her way through an argument, and in a fight, she can take on everyone. Her in-laws are left trembling in fear after she puts them in 615Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    This book! The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of an old woman in the countryside! She has a system that allows her to give birth!! She becomes a famous doctor in the surrounding area!! She lives a good life with her daughter-in-law and grandson! Not a saintly figure, nor is she brainless!! Highly recommended!!!

38. 38 夫 My Husband and I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and My Mother-in-Law Is Reborn 夫妻同穿六零，我婆婆是重生的 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast, everyday family life, both spouses transmigrate, mother-in-law reborn, golden finger, cozy romance] The married couple Shen Sui and Wen Nanzhou died. The good news: They had connections in the underworld, and could get special treatment. The bad news: The special treatment sent them to 1969. They became the newlywed younger son and daughter-in-law of the Wen family. They had older brothers and sisters-in-law above them, and a whole crowd of nieces and nephews below, all crammed i 24.4kReads8.8Score2.4k14d adds

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    [Add to Bookshelf] Book Recommendations, I'm Xiaoguai [Add to Bookshelf] 1. *Returning to the 80s for Re-employment*: The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1980s, going from a white-collar elite to a middle-aged woman. She not only has to raise the grandchildren left by her sacrificed eldest son, but also get along with her three sons and daughters-in-law. The old lady has her own wisdom. 2. *Husband and Wife Transmigrat to the 60s, My Mother-in-Law is Reborn*: The female protagonist and her husband both transmigrate to the 1960s, with a lucky draw advantage. The female protagonist's mother-in-law is reborn. The female protagonist works with her mother-in-law to outwit her treacherous father-in-law and ruthless older brothers. 3. *Daily Life in a Tent in the 1970s*: The female protagonist transmigrates, is a widow, and her only son has sacrificed his life. Together with her daughter-in-law, she supports the family and raises her grandchildren. The female protagonist just wants to retire quickly and enjoy life!

39. 39 七 In the 1970s, I Become the Wicked Mother-in-Law from a Period Novel 七零我穿成年代文的炮灰恶婆婆 The Wind Within自有风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Jiang Zhenying woke up, she found herself in the body of a doomed character in a period novel, with one, two, three... six grandsons and granddaughters to boot. She had transmigrated to the resource-starved 1970s and now had to raise so many children. Jiang Zhenying gave a bitter smile. “Heavens, are you messing with me?” Luckily, she could retrieve things she had wasted in her previous life through her dreams. She didn’t know whether to blame her past wastefulness for making the heavens se 2.3kReads8.7Score17014d adds
40. 40 穿 I Became a Biased, Wicked Mother-in-Law, but I Use My Supermarket to Support the Whole Family 穿成偏心恶婆婆，我带超市养全家 Cheng Yan Cheng成言橙Ancient Romance225k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [No CP] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Space] [Everyday Family Life] [Build Wealth] [Farming Life] Lin Wan opened her eyes and found herself transmigrated into the body of a notoriously biased old woman. Biased? Not on her watch. The eldest son, a lazy schemer: she would discipline him. The honest, hardworking second son: she would cherish him. The third son, who had left home in despair: she would indulge him. The smooth-talking fourth son: she would teach him a lesson. And the d 4.1kReads—Score29214d adds

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    Recommended, recommended

41. 41 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn: From the Neighborhood Office to the Provincial Committee Compound 恶婆婆重生：从街道办到省委大院 Like a Flower, Not Like Jade如花不似玉Modern Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [The short drama is now streaming] [Career-driven female lead | 1970s political career progression | A female version of Game of Thrones] Striving to awaken women's consciousness + alternate historical setting + career-focused plot + blended family + male lead who understands her 💥 Modern media mogul Yin Chunjiao opens her eyes to find herself the notorious wicked mother-in-law of the 1970s. • Drove her daughter-in-law to her death? No way. I'll send her to university. • Throwing tantrums and ac 26.7kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds

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    Good period novels

42. 42 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds
43. 43 重 My Reborn Mother-in-Law Spoils Me Rotten! The Stunning Beauty Thrives in the Compound 重生婆婆超宠！凝脂美人大院躺赢 Captain Meerkat猫鼬舰长Modern Romance900k WordsCompleted Cold on the outside, wild underneath × sweet, soft, and a master of the art of flirtation [1970s setting + extra-sweet romance + career power fantasy + raising kids + taking down scumbags + courtyard compound + family life] Su Yulan was pretty and charming, with a delicate nose and rosy lips. When she smiled, dimples appeared in her cheeks. But she was a female side character and didn't even know it. Her older sister was reborn and insisted on marrying that slick-talking, good-for-nothing electr 2.8kReads6.9Score24114d adds

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    ① After being reborn, the mother-in-law dotes on her daughter-in-law who helped her in her previous life, and is further aided by the rebirth of her eldest niece and second aunt. ③ Wang Guifen is reborn with the blessing of a lucky charm, saving her twin daughters-in-law and starting a life of pampering them in the courtyard. The mother-in-law's fighting spirit is off the charts, defeating all the envious neighbors. ② Li Ruifen was abandoned on her deathbed, but was reborn in the 1990s to make amends to her eldest daughter-in-law who was kicked out. The mother-in-law uses her braised meat skills to help her daughter-in-law turn the tables, a mutual redemption.

44. 44 恶 The Reborn Wicked Mother-in-Law Will Stand Up for Her Eldest Daughter-in-Law This Time 恶婆婆重生，这次必给大儿媳撑腰 Writing What I Like to Read写点爱看的Modern Romance614k WordsCompleted [1990s]+ [Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law]+ [Everyday Family Life]+ [Gourmet]+ [Building Wealth] Li Ruifen had worked hard all her life, but as she lay dying in a hospital bed, all she faced was misery and despair. The hospital repeatedly informed her that she had unpaid bills and would have to leave. Yet the younger son and his wife, whom she had longed to see, never showed up. The only one keeping vigil at her bedside was her eldest son, a bachelor who had been a heavy drinker for years. As 5.6kReads8.8Score79614d adds
45. 45 恶 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn and Takes Her Twins and Capitalist Daughter-in-Law to Join the Army 恶婆婆重生带双胎资本家儿媳随军 The Princess Loves Her Vegetables公主爱吃素Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [Reborn, Strong, Lucky, Wicked Mother-in-Law × Fair-Skinned, Beautiful, All-Rounder, Delicate Daughter-in-Law × Stern but Warm-Hearted, Incredibly Devoted Senior Commander] In her previous life, Wang Guifen lived in a daze, lost so much, and eventually paid for it with her life. Reborn with luck on her side, she first saves her pregnant daughter-in-law carrying twins and punishes the wicked, then rescues a brilliant young doctor sent to the countryside and takes him in as her godson. When there 1.9kReads8.3Score28014d adds
46. 46 儿 Open the Door, Daughter-in-Law! The Reborn Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Here to Spoil the Whole Family 儿媳开门！恶婆婆重生来宠全家了 Sparkly Rich富闪闪Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing She was a notorious, vicious mother-in-law who made life miserable for everyone, drove her virtuous daughter-in-law to her death, ruined her granddaughter’s future, and ended up waiting miserably to die in a rundown house. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in 1990. Her daughter-in-law was still alive, and her granddaughter hadn’t yet been pushed into a living hell. This time, she had a fortune in hand. She rolled up her sleeves and set out to spoil her daughter-in-law and granddaughte 1.2kReads8.5Score13314d adds
47. 47 穿 Reborn as a Horrible Old Woman: You Want to Split Up the Family? Fine! 穿成极品老太婆，想分家？分呗！ Anji Little Monster安吉小怪物Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted Transmigration + period setting + Taobao + personal space + transmigrate into a book After Li Qiuyan learned she had brain cancer, she lost hope and ran into the road to get herself hit by a car. After dying, she somehow got her hands on a black-clad underworld messenger’s phone. She tapped around on it and entered the cycle of reincarnation, then transmigrated into a period novel set in 1983. When she woke up, she discovered she had become an old woman. She had been in her late twenties, and no 8.3kReads9.0Score72714d adds

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    It's a bit frustrating; every path the female lead takes leads to a dead end [laughing and crying emojis][laughing and crying emojis], but I just love seeing these kinds of conflicts.

48. 48 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31.1kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds

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    Pig's feet are my mother-in-law's

49. 49 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.1kReads9.3Score3k14d adds

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    [Top Post][Top Post] Absolutely accurate! [Top-notch cursing skills, incredibly powerful] 🌈 Those ungrateful wretches who eat and drink for free at home, kick them all out! Give them back what they eat, drink, and use! Believe in nothing but money! If I had money, would I have to worry about not having filial children and grandchildren? Want me to work? No way! If I pass it on to you, will I still have a pension? Don't support your ambitions? If you're so capable, fly yourselves! What's the point of climbing over us to fly? What will happen to me if you fly? In her past life, she spent money, effort, and heart and soul, and all her children were unfilial. In this life, she didn't expect to change their personalities. Old Mrs. Zhang is always arguing with everyone and everything, acting arrogantly and working hard to amass wealth just to make herself comfortable. In the past life, she poured her heart and soul into her work, and her children didn't say a good word about her. In this life, she causes chaos and holds wealth in her hands. As long as she stops causing trouble a little, her children are actually grateful...

50. 50 穿 Transmigrated into an Old Woman 穿越成为古代老妇 Daxin大心Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted No romance, a wholesome story about an old lady Song Xinyue, a modern woman, accidentally transmigrates to an alternate ancient world and becomes a forty-year-old woman. She also gets five wonderful sons and a daughter who dreams every day of marrying into a wealthy family. What can she do? She can only grit her teeth and raise her badly behaved children while rolling up her sleeves and working hard. Poverty, locust plagues, and turmoil: she overcomes them all! 782Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    It's really good, highly recommended.

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